COLUMBUS, Ohio ( WCMH ) – Ohio parents have filed a lawsuit against the state Department of Developmental Disabilities, accusing the agency of creating an unlawful rule that has “detrimental effects” on local families.
Lindsey Sodano, Theresa Grant and Jennifer Dietsh – parents of children with developmental disabilities – filed a writ of mandamus last week against the state department with the Ohio Supreme Court. The filing asks the court to halt a rule that repeatedly attempts to replace paid parent caregivers with outside providers.
The Ohio Administrative Code states parents can be paid caregivers of children with developmental disabilities only if there is “no other willing and able provider,” such as a professional caregiver…